Welcome to Professor Xiao-Ping Zheng

Xiao-Ping Zheng is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He earned a B.Sc. in geography in 1983 from East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, and a Ph.D. in socio-economic planning in 1990 from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He has been a researcher of Nomura Research Institute, Lit. during 1990-1993. In the period of 1993-2002, he was an assistant professor and then an associate professor of the University of Tsukuba. At present, he is also a visiting professor of Zhejiang University and East China Normal University.

Professor Zheng’s research interests include the theoretical, empirical and policy analysis on urban and regional economic systems in China, Japan and elsewhere. His work has appeared in several international academic journals as Environment and Planning A, Journal of Regional Science, Papers in Regional Science, Socio-Economic Planning Science, and Urban Studies. His professional memberships include Applied Regional Science Conference, City Planning Institute of Japan, Japanese Economic Association, Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences, and Regional Science Association International.

Professor Zheng’s research interests include the theoretical, empirical and policy analysis on urban and regional economic systems in China, Japan and elsewhere. His work has appeared in several international academic journals as Environment and Planning A, Journal of Regional Science, Papers in Regional Science, Socio-Economic Planning Science, and Urban Studies. His professional memberships include Applied Regional Science Conference, City Planning Institute of Japan, Japanese Economic Association, Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences, and Regional Science Association International.

Professor Zheng’s research interests include the theoretical, empirical and policy analysis on urban and regional economic systems in China, Japan and elsewhere. His work has appeared in several international academic journals as Environment and Planning A, Journal of Regional Science, Papers in Regional Science, Socio-Economic Planning Science, and Urban Studies. His professional memberships include Applied Regional Science Conference, City Planning Institute of Japan, Japanese Economic Association, Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences, and Regional Science Association International.

Education Background:

B.S. in Geography, East
      China
      Normal
      University (1983.7)

Ph.D. in Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba (1990.3)

Working Experiences:

Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (2004.4 - present)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (2002.4 - 2004.3)

Associate Professor, Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan (1999.8 - 2002.3)

Assistant Professor, Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan (1993.5 - 1999.7)

Researcher, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., Yokohama, Japan (1990.10 - 1993.4)

Foreign Researcher, Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, Japan (1990.4 - 1990.9)

Special Field: Regional Science and Urban Economics

Economic Analysis of Urban & Regional Systems

Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Optimal City Size

Economic Theory of Hierarchical Urban Systems

Theories and Methods of Urban & Regional Policies

China's Urban & Regional Problems and Related Policy Issues

Academic Activities:

Member of the Regional Science Association International, Editorial Board of Papers in Regional Science(1999.1-present)

Member of the Japan Economic Association

Member of the Applied Regional Science Conference (ARSC)

Member of the Japanese Section of Regional Science Association International

Member of the City Planning Institute of Japan
     

Member of the Real Estate Association of Japan
     

Referee for the Following Academic Journals:

Urban　Studies

Papers in Regional Science

Journal of Regional Science

The Annals of Regional Science

International Regional Science Review

Journal of Japaneses and International Economies

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies (RURDS)

Journal of Geographical Systems

Publications & Working Papers:

2003

The Spatial Structure, City Size and City Number in a Hierarchical Inter-urban system. The Ritsumeikan Economic Review, Vol.52, No.1, pp.17-34.

A Note on the Equilibrium and Optimum of a Transitional Urban Economy: The Case of China. Papers in Regional Science. Vol.82, pp.137-146.

2002

Tokyo Is Too Large, and Osaka Is Too Small: An Empirical Test of the Optimal City Size. (Research Note)

On the Trade-off between Economic Growth and Environmental Preservation: The Case of China (Research Note)

2001

Introduction to Regional Policy: Theory and Practice, University Education Press, Ltd. Co., 10 Chapters and 265 pages, In Japanese.

Determinants of Agglomeration Economies and Diseconomies: Empirical Evidence from Tokyo. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. Vol.35, pp.131-144.

2000

On Regional Productivity and Transportation Networks: Evidence from the Northeastern Region of China. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Decision Making in Urban and Civil Engineering, Vol.2, pp.215-222, Edited by Jean-Claude Mangin and Marcel Miramond, Lyon, France.

Economies of Network, Urban Agglomeration, and Regional Development: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Japan Transportation Policy Association Series, No. A-278-1, pp.1-13

1999

Economies of Network, Urban Agglomeration, and Regional Development: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference , December. 1999)

Estimating the Effects of Moving Capital Functions on the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies. Vol.5, No.2, pp. 131-151.

An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Network Economies and Regional Economy: Evidence from the Japanese Network of Roads and Regional Industrial Productivities. Papers on City Planning, No.34, pp.235-240. (with Mr. Yasuo Ando, in Japanese)

1998

China's Regional Disparity and Inter-regional Migration: Their Merits and Demerits. in Shio
      Kan ed. A New Introduction to Chinese Economy, Chapter 6, pp.107-123, Toyo Keizai Shinposha. (in Japanese)

An Empirical Study on Optimal Inter-regional Allocation of Local Public Goods Based on Agglomeration Economies and Diseconomies. Papers on City Planning, No.33, pp.7-12. (with Mr. Shin-ichiro Sugino, in Japanese)

The Structure of Administrative Expenditure and Optimal Sizes of the Japanese Municipalities. Papers on City Planning, No.33, pp.13-18. (with Mr. Mamoru Ikuyasu, in Japanese)

Measuring Optimal Population Distribution by Agglomeration Economies and Diseconomies: A Case Study of Tokyo. Urban Studies, Vol.35, No.1, pp.95-112.

Issues and Prospects of China's Real Estate Investment. Real Estate Research Quarterly (published by Japan Real Estate Institute), Vol.40, No.1, pp.4-15. (in Japanese)

1997

China's Regional Inequality and Related Long-term Policies. Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies (RURDS), Vol.9, No.2, pp.115-128.

Equilibrium and Optimum of a Transitional Urban Economy: the Case of China. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference , November. 1997)

Present
     State and Problems of Urban Planning in Shanghai. Research Report of Mori Memorial Fundation. (with staff of the Fundation, in Japanese)

Present
     State and Problems of China's Regional Development Strategy. Research Report of Japan Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) . (with staff of OECF, in Japanese)

1996

Dynamics of a Hierarchical Inter-urban System: City Size and Land Use. Journal of Applied Regional Science, No.2, pp.107-122.

Spatial Structural Changes of Tokyo Metropolitan Area in 1985-95: An Investigation by Cubic-spline
      Land Functions. Japan Transportation Policy Research Association Series, No.A-208, pp.35-55. (in Japanese)

1995

A General Model of Hierarchical Inter-urban Systems: Land Use, City Size and City Number. Discussion Paper Series of Institute of Socio-Economic　Planning, University of Tsukuba, No. 647, pp.1-16.

Convergence of Regional Economic Growth. National Economic Accounts Quarterly, No.106, pp.2-15.(with Prof.Noboru Sakashita, in Japanese)

1994

China's Regional Inequality and the Related Policies: A Micro-economic Approach. Discussion Paper Series of Institute of Socio-Economic　Planning, University of Tsukuba, No. 611, pp.1-19.

Trends and Policy Issues of the Regional Economies in China.Local Banks Association Monthly, No.5, pp.26-38. (in Japanese)

Towards the Establishment of Nationally Unified Market System: Reduction of Increasing Regional Inequality in China.Nikkei Economic Newspaper, March 5, Page 22. (in Japanese)

1993

Economics of City Sizes in A Hierarchical Inter-urban System.Discussion Paper Series of Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, No. 555, pp.1-26.

Shanghai: the Central City of Yangtze
      Valley with 5 Hundred Million Population. NOMURA SEARCH, No.5, pp.44-47. (with Mr. Kengo Mizuno, in Japanese)

Correlation Analysis of Regional Socio-Economic Structure and Communication Traffic.Research Report of Nomura Research Institute , pp.1-150. (Client: Post and Communication Research Institute, in Japanese)

Long-term Population Projection for Yokohama City.Research Report of Nomura Research Institute , pp.1-250. (Client: Yokohama
      City, in Japanese)

1992

Optimal Allocation of Physical Distribution Facilities Contributory to Regional Development.Research Report of Nomura Research Institute pp.1-150. (Client: Activation
      Center for Regional Economies, in Japanese)

Projection of Young Population and Land Use Policy for Compulsory Education.Research Report of Nomura Research Institute , pp.1-100. (Client: Yokohama
      City, in Japanese)

1991

Metropolitan Spatial Structure and its Determinants: A Case-study of Tokyo. Urban Studies, Vol.28, pp.87-104.

1990

The Services Sector and Urban Spatial Structure: Equilibrium versus Catastrophe. Environment and Planning A, Vol.22, pp.1169-1182.

The Spatial Structure of Hierarchical Inter-urban Systems: Equilibrium and Optimum. Journal of Regional Science, Vol.30, pp.375-392.

Economic Analysis of the Spatial Structure of Urban Systems. Ph.D. Dissertation, Doctoral Program in Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba.

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